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Obesity researcher to give public lecture March 30
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Internationally known obesity researcher Richard Lee Atkinson will discuss the prospects for effective treatment in a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the University of Illinois. The lecture is free and will be in Room 150 of the Animal Sciences Laboratory, 1207 W. Gregory, Urbana. Atkinson, a physician and director […]
Three professors named fellows of American Association for the Advancement of Science
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Three University of Illinois researchers – Robert M. Fossum, Hugh M. Robertson and Peter G. Wolynes – are among 283 scientists who will be recognized Feb. 19 (Saturday) as new fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science during the association’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Fellowship recognizes “efforts toward […]
Engineering Open House set for March 3, 4
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Remote-controlled robots rescuing “hostages” while running an obstacle course, wild and wacky Rube Goldberg machines, and more than 150 exhibits ranging from spacecraft design to shape-memory metals are among the attractions awaiting visitors to the 80th annual Engineering Open House at the University of Illinois. The event, organized by UI engineering students, […]
Chemist Herbert S. Gutowsky, pioneer of MRI, dies at 80
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – Herbert S. Gutowsky, a professor emeritus of chemistry at the University of Illinois and a pioneer in the field of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, died Jan. 13 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. He was 80 years old. Gutowsky’s breakthrough discoveries made NMR one of the most important spectroscopic tools in chemical […]